[2][3] It closed on 30 April 1962,[2][3] leaving the line to remain open for goods traffic.

Trains on the Ebbw Valley Railway pass along the old line, which was upgraded to deal with the new traffic after its use as a freight line for defunct Ebbw Vale steel works for several years.

[citation needed] The old lantern room, used by railway workers to lunch, has recently been renovated by the current owners of the house on whose land it sits.

[8] The building has been painted the old Great Western Railway colours (light stone and dark stone) and a historic replica railway sign reading 'Pye Corner' is visible from the road, named after the street address and road junction.

[8] A station named Pye Corner opened close to the site of Bassaleg Junction in 2014.